Washington, DC, April 19, 2022: The Department of State (DOS) released the May 2022 Visa Bulletin and it brings welcome news for EB-5 investors.
All EB-5 visas are listed as having "Current" Final Action Dates (List A) for all countries except for the People's Republic of...
On April 18, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security posted for public inspection two Federal Register notices (FRNs) designating Sudan and Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.
Sudan
The new TPS designation of Sudan enables nationals of Sudan and individuals having no nationality who...
Washington, D.C., April 12, 2022: The Department of State announced today that it re-started processing of pending EB-5 visa petitions based on a Regional Center investment.
The notice from the DOS states that EB-5 petitions that were filed before March 15, 2022 will processed under the...
Washington, D.C., April 11, 2022: Today, USCIS announced on its website that all regional centers certified prior to March 15, 2022, are de-certified as of the passage of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 ("Act") and now have to seek re-certification to re-start...
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2022: Based on our docket of several thousand EB-5 visa petitions, Donoso & Partners provides below some notes regarding our office’s recent processing experience for EB-5 visas based on regional center investments after the re-start to the EB-5 program on March...
Washington, D.C., March 30, 2022: On March 29, 2022, USCIS issued the long-awaited policy guidance and regulatory initiatives to reduce the outrageous delays plaguing the U.S. immigration system for the last 36 months.
EB-2 National Interest Waiver applicants and EB-1C multinational managers are particularly interested in...
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022: The Biden Administration today announced new initiatives to reduce long processing times for hundreds of thousands of visa applications. These initiatives are set out in a new Final Rule released today to the public for comment.
First, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
Washington, D.C., March 28, 2022: USCIS notes in its website that here are an exceptionally high number of employment-based visas available this fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022).
In partnership with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS is attempting to use all these visa numbers.
There...
Washington, D.C., March 28, 2022: The Department of Labor's (DOL) processing time reports for February 2022 indicates that the DOL is taking an average of approximately 5.5 months (166 days) to issue a new Prevailing Wage request.
The DOL reports that it is taking approximately 6...